Thank you all for your kind words about Rocket. As many of you mentioned, Great Danes are very special. They are such gentle giants and they give love like no other breed I've ever known. I've run a rescue for the past 2 years and I think I've met every breed of dog out there. Danes are just different in a way that I guess can only make sense to those who have owned them and shared their life with one.
Many of you mentioned getting a rescue or an older dog and believe me we have considered it and discussed it. Rocket is my only pet that wasn't a rescue because my husband got him from a breeder before we married. He knew what he wanted in a dog and he wanted a Great Dane. Neither of us have ever regretted his decision. The concerns I have with a rescue are that I know what often comes along with rescue dogs as I've rescued many of them over the years. Though they make wonderful pets, they can also have issues. When I started looking at rescue danes, most of them had comments like not good with kids, not good with other dogs, not good with cats, etc. I know and understand what these dogs have often been through but having a 150 pound dog in a home with a newborn and 5 cats, you need to be able to trust that dog 100%. Rocket was so sociable and didn't have any fear of people or other animals. That is what we loved about him. We would be devastated if we rescued a dog that was distant, shy, or unhappy around kids or cats. I guess that is why we feel like starting over with a puppy (as we did with Rocket) would be the only thing that makes sense right now. We would certainly consider adding a 2nd one down the road that was an adult or older but we are so not ready to lose one again. Our dane only lived 6 years and 11 months. It seems like we just got him yesterday. We would be crushed if we took in an adult and had to turn right around and go through this again. Anyways, just some ideas about why we are actually crazy enough to consider starting all over with a puppy with a newborn on the way. My husband and I both feel we can do it but were curious if anybody else had and how it went. Thanks again for all the feedback. Amy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
